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Not much to update today as i spent most of my days rebuilding my garage & parking lot diorama...BUT I did get a tracking number for my engine (from Hong Kong ugh). Here's a picture for you guys from the website. I'll take some good pics to see if I can replicate it later from styrene for future builds. (I'll try to put in some work during the week but we'll see how busy it gets) Here's the 26b 4-rotor with IRTB's:

thanks so much!

Thanks Sam! Ssssh, a quick secret: the bricks and shingles are both just photoshopped Google finds printed with my high-def photo printer...then I carefully attached them together (and added some graffitis.

Thanks! I was just thinking I can fit a lift in there so I'll probably build one next weekend. I gotta figure out how to make it functional, as that'd add room and coolness

Here is the finished interior for now. I may extend it later to add another bay and some machinery too...let me know what you guys think.

I immediately realized this was too small so I expanded the size, started adding posters and a floor...then I googled some pics and built a dyno from basswood, styrene, and ice cream sticks...made an electrical box from it that I wrapped in carbon fiber, and added a laptop. After this I googled some designs for tool chests and cabinets and made paper foldables. Also added some shelves from styrene, workbenches from basswood and other miscellaneous stuff.

Then I added outside walls, made some lights, added roof patterns, made a gutter, and some garage door frames.

I guess it's needless to show much of the beginning, here's how I started the rebuild...some scale basswood and "for rent" styrene signs and we're off:

This started a couple months ago and I'll show the progression it made to today... Its my first diorama, but it gets better and better as I work on it. Here's how it started vs how it looks now for a sneak peak (March 7th, 2016 - will update this first post after every major changeup):

I didn't have the privilege to see this one live but I saw his 26b (4-rotor) twin turbo (1200whp) Mazda mx-5 last year and just seeing/hearing that thing made me pee my pants a little

Thanks hope it turns out as good in the end as it started.

Thanks. Hope it turns out as good as my imagination is designing it...this was the slight inspiration for it: Its "mad Mike" whidett's badass 4-rotor rx7

Exactly I build stuff that I like to have in my diorama

Nooo. The new school stuff is leaving them raw. It adds to the whole "drifter" style, in where the dudes leave them raw, in case they smack into one another it's an easy replacement. I may drill some holes on them and add some scale rivets or bolts. Haven't decided yet

Thanks very much. New school builds don't get too much following on here but I still Like posting them

I went ahead and buttoned up all the suspension. No pics because I suck and can't stop once I'm "wrenching" but basically I cut the springs, and use styrene to build spacers to lower the car, and then cut the control arms at the attachment points and adjust their angle to fit the new height. I made a custom exhaust, I'll play with it more to thin the walls. Also added a wing from my rocketbunny FRS as I preferred that car wingless...next up: interior

The fender flares are all on there, and I laid down a coat or two of black primer and did a short test fit of the wheels I'm going to use. The suspension is not on there, so the ride height is all over the place.

A little backstory: I'm a rotary-freak and I've always wanted to build a widebody rx-7 with a badass engine. Since my whole diorama is a "rotary-garage" I had to do this. The widebody comes from another rx-7 that I just cut up and then sanded, fitted, sanded, fitted, etc etc... I didn't take many pics, but I am working on the exterior:

Amazing news Vince! Wishing your grandson more awesome continuous recovery, and I hope they all get to go home soon and your whole family can put this experience behind yourselves.

PS...can't believe you stickerbombed the seats haha. Super creative

DUDE I LOVE IT!!! May I ask where you got the decals from? I tried to make the D1 banner and mine sucked

Colby already answered you but I'll break it down as well For acrylic paints, do you primer? -I primer ALL THE THINGS!!! No I'm actually serious. Sometimes I skip it on small engine parts, but everything that I can primer, other than the windows and lights, I primer. When is the proper time to hand paint or airbrush? -My general rule of thumb is...if it's too small to do with an airbrush, you hand paint. Do you paint all your parts first and then follow instructions or paint and build page by page? -Most of the time paint first and then build up the components...this works out fine for almost all the cars, but some people do it the other way around. It really comes down to how you can get the best result. When or should I switch to compressor and not bottle? -This is totally up to you, and only you can make this choice. I have an airbrush with a compressor yet I still prefer rattle-can painting most of my stuff. Should I switch to enemal? If so, what are the biggest pros? -Lol...short answer is no. Try out all different types, pick the best for what you feel you want to do. People will tell you this that or the other, but it all comes down to which paint you can have the best success with. How do I prevent paint running? Am I holding to close or have the dial open to much? -Yes. Yes. You're most likely too close if you're closer than 10-12 inches. You can get away with 8" or so with a good airbrush, but then you gotta limit your dial, as you don't wanna spray like a fire hydrant. Patience...I always compare painting a model to painting a real car. For a real car (unless you're maaco) you wanna lay down 5-7 layers evenly so you can build it up. What do you do with all your models when done? -Once again, personal preference. I built a diorama with a garage and a parking lot and that's where most of my models rest. I plan to build more dioramas in the future. Others buy displays and whatnot. What do you use to prevent glue getting on you? Tweezers? I use tweezers, and you gotta be VERY careful and only use a tweeny bit of glue at a time. Also, learn your different glues for body parts, styrene, headlights, windshield, etc etc. Thanks. Any other info or tips appreciated. You're welcome. Keep doing awesome things and don't get discouraged if sh&% doesn't turn out good. Just keep pushing forward and learn from previous mistakes.

Well done! Such a great start. Not gonna lie, my first 8 models that I built are all in pieces now because I rushed them and I wanted to build all crazy detailed monsters right away. So keep doing your thing, slowly challenge yourself as more and more models come by, and just make the best of it and enjoy this awesome hobby! Great work again! Love the color combination. Patriotic ftw!

Very clean! Well done!

That's an awesome project. I love any and all cars of pikes peak so I'll be following your progress.